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    Turntable issues

    Selector, Sounds like I went almost the exact same route as you and am ending up at the same conclusion. As you can tell by my previous post (which I was writing when yours came in) I have given this up as a lost cause. It looks great but runs like junk. It runs like a dream for about 340...
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    Turntable issues

    Larry and All, Thanks for the feedback. I'm pretty new to this forum stuff so I apologize for any posting faux pas I may have committed. Anyway, I'm moving on to getting a replacement turntable. I'm feeling a little burned by Walthers right now but I have heard some pretty fair things...
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    Turntable issues

    Turntable Issues - Part 2 In my earlier post I incorrectly stated the turntable was the Atlas 90'. It's actually the HO Walthers Cornerstone 90' TT. It's the $40 kit version, not the $280 prebuilt one. I've added the #933-1050 low speed motorizing kit and run the motor with a Lokpilot DCCV2.0...
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    Turntable issues

    My Atlas 90 turntable is giving me fits. Aside from tossing it out (which may happen), I wonder if anyone has encountered and solved this problem. As it revolves, it works great until it hits a spot where the gears appear to be slipping. The bridge either starts jerking or stops completely...
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    Installing Tortoise switch machines

    Re Tortoise switch machine wire Jim - Thanks for the tip about control wire. Just got back from the craft store - they had something called "memory wire". No size designation, just weight by package. The largest diameter available seems to be pretty close to the wire supplied with the...
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    Installing Tortoise switch machines

    Re: Hooking up Tortoise switch machines Ray and Jim, Thanks for the feedback. Our local hobby shop caters heavily towards remote control airplanes and cars - not so much towards trains, so, maybe they'll have what I need but I'm somewhat doubtful. We just had a Michaels open up here so thanks...
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    Installing Tortoise switch machines

    Hi everyone! New to this group and this is my first post. Here's my question: Many of you have experience wiring Tortoise switch machines. I'll need to get some of the .25" spring wire they recommend for installing through substances thicker than 1" under the track . Is that what it's...
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